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1178941

registered interest
date	21/02/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many additional police officers (a) have been recruited nationally in the last 12 months and (b) she plans to allocate to Bedfordshire constabulary in the next 12 months.
tabling member constituency	North East Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Richard Fuller
uin	18509
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>The Government is delivering on the people’s priorities by recruiting 20,000 additional police officers over the next three years.</p><p> </p><p>In October 2019 Home Office confirmed officer allocations for every force in England and Wales in the first year of the uplift. Bedfordshire Police has been allocated 54 officers in year one of the uplift, to be recruited by the end of March 2021. Decisions on the allocation of officers for years two and three are yet to be taken.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/home-office-announces-first-wave-of-20000-police-officer-uplift" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/home-office-announces-first-wave-of-20000-police-officer-uplift</a></p><p> </p><p>From April 2020 the Home Office will publish quarterly updates outlining the progress on delivering the police uplift.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 02/03/2020 17:03:58 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller

1178958

registered interest
date	21/02/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Deportation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has chartered flights scheduled for deportations in the next six months.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
uin	18870
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>Most enforced immigration returns are undertaken using scheduled flights, alongside fare-paying passengers. However, charter flight operations are an important means to return foreign national offenders and immigration offenders where there are limited scheduled routes or where the returnees may be disruptive. We utilise both approaches flexibly to best meet operational needs and maximise value for money.</p><p>For operational reasons, it is not possible to disclose full details of the returns charter flight programme over the next six months.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 02/03/2020 17:05:20 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1178979

registered interest
date	21/02/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Retail Trade: Crimes of Violence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on what date she plans to respond to her Department's consultation on violence and abuse toward shop staff.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	18631
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2020 answer text <p>We launched a call for evidence on violence and abuse toward shop staff to help strengthen our understanding of the scale and extent of the issue. The call for evidence has now closed and we are carefully analysing the responses before deciding what further action may be required. During the Westminster Hall debate on ‘Protection of retail workers’, which took place on 11 February, I committed to publishing the government’s response in March.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 26/02/2020 17:15:10 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

1179005

registered interest
date	21/02/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	D-Day Landings: Anniversaries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on what date (a) Hampshire Constabulary and (b) Thames Valley Police will receive their mutual aid submissions submitted following D-Day 75.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Mr Stephen Morgan
uin	18895
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>Mutual aid payments are managed between the respective police forces.</p><p>The Home Office has received a Special Grant application from Hampshire Police for funding in relation to D-Day 75 and this is currently being considered. No application has been received from Thames Valley Police in relation to this operation.</p><p>Police forces should include within their policing and budget plans reasonable contingencies for unexpected events within their areas.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 18896 18897 question first answered 02/03/2020 16:57:02 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1179006

registered interest
date	21/02/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	D-Day Landings: Anniversaries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on what date will (a) Hampshire Constabulary and (b) Thames Valley Police receive the decision for their Special Grant application following D-Day 75.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Mr Stephen Morgan
uin	18896
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>Mutual aid payments are managed between the respective police forces.</p><p>The Home Office has received a Special Grant application from Hampshire Police for funding in relation to D-Day 75 and this is currently being considered. No application has been received from Thames Valley Police in relation to this operation.</p><p>Police forces should include within their policing and budget plans reasonable contingencies for unexpected events within their areas.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 18895 18897 question first answered 02/03/2020 16:57:02 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1179007

registered interest
date	21/02/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	D-Day Landings: Anniversaries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effect of her Department's processing time for Hampshire Constabulary and Thames Valley Police's application for special grant funding following D-Day 75 on the operational effectiveness of Hampshire Constabulary and Thames Valley Police.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Mr Stephen Morgan
uin	18897
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>Mutual aid payments are managed between the respective police forces.</p><p>The Home Office has received a Special Grant application from Hampshire Police for funding in relation to D-Day 75 and this is currently being considered. No application has been received from Thames Valley Police in relation to this operation.</p><p>Police forces should include within their policing and budget plans reasonable contingencies for unexpected events within their areas.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 18895 18896 question first answered 02/03/2020 16:57:02 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1179008

registered interest
date	21/02/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Fire Prevention: Inspections
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were employed in fire safety inspecting teams in (a) 2010, (b) 2017 and (c) 2018.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Mr Stephen Morgan
uin	18898
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>The Home Office collected information on the number of staff employed by Fire and Rescue Services for fire safety activities for the first time in 2019.</p><p>The information can be found in FS10 in FIRE1204 (link below). This showed that in England on 31 March 2019 there were 72 fire engineers (Full Time Equivalent) employed by FRSs, 503 staff competent to carry out a short audit, 951 competent to carry out an audit, 597 competent to serve an enforcement notice and 407 competent to serve a prohibition notice.</p><p>As FRS staff are likely to be competent to carry out more than one of these activities, the categories are not mutually exclusive.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fire-statistics-data-tables#fire-prevention-and-protection" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/fire-statistics-data-tables#fire-prevention-and-protection</a></p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 02/03/2020 16:52:30 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1179010

registered interest
date	21/02/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Fire and Rescue Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment has she made of trends in the level of firefighters on the ability of the Fire Service to conduct its duties.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Mr Stephen Morgan
uin	18900
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2020 answer text <p>The Fire Inspectorate, HMICFRS, has just completed the first inspection of all fire and rescue services for over a decade, including assessing how effective each is at responding to fires and other emergencies and how well they look after their employees.</p><p>Fire and rescue authorities have the resources they need to undertake their important work and it is the responsibility of fire and rescue services to ensure that they organise their resources effectively to deliver their core functions.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 27/02/2020 17:27:56 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1179040

registered interest
date	21/02/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that EU citizens who are homeless and living in the UK complete the settled status application process.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	18663
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2020 answer text <p>The Home Office has put in place measures to ensure the EU Settlement Scheme is accessible to all vulnerable applicants, including those who are homeless. <br> <br> A user group of external stakeholders who represent the needs of potentially vulnerable individuals, including those who are homeless, has been established to work with the Home Office to ensure the right support and arrangements are in place. <br> <br> There is provision in policy to allow for a wide range of evidence to be provided by applicants in order to prove their residence including confirmation from a charity or support group. There is also provision for applicants to apply without the standard evidence of identity and nationality where they cannot provide it due to compelling practical or compassionate reasons or circumstances beyond their control which may include being homeless or destitute. <br> <br> The Home Office has introduced a range of support including up to £9 million grant funding for 57 voluntary and community organisations to ensure those that require the most support to apply to the scheme can access it. This includes funding allocated to charities that support the homeless.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 26/02/2020 17:52:18 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1179067

registered interest
date	21/02/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse: Victim Support Schemes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much funding has been allocated from the public purse to the provision of support services for (a) victims of domestic abuse and (b) their children as set out in the Domestic Abuse Bill.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Munira Wilson
uin	18919
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>We will publish an updated impact assessment alongside the re-introduction of the Domestic Abuse Bill.</p><p>As I indicated at Second Reading of the Bill in the last Parliament (Official Report, House of Commons, 2 October 2019, column 1331), we will prioritise the funding for the Bill in the 2020 Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 02/03/2020 16:43:21 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4776 label Biography information for Munira Wilson